Tag: current affairs – India

Bharat Bhushan – Arnab Goswami's arrest: Will the saga lead to introspection in the media?

By ordering Arnab Goswami’s arrest, the Shiv Sena led government of Maharashtra has managed to do that which he had claimed Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was incapable of. The Establishment that facilitated the rise of Goswami has done little more than made noises about championing the freedom of expression while Goswami cools his heels in a makeshift jail. Journalists are… Read More Bharat Bhushan – Arnab Goswami's arrest: Will the saga lead to introspection in the media?

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Bharat Bhushan – Gupkar Declaration: False narrative creates a 'New Hurriyat' in J&K

The Union government’s Kashmir policy has helped local political forces in J&K crystallise into a critical mass. A new and permanent front has been formed in the Union Territory by the coming together of mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir under the umbrella of the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration. The Alliance has now adopted the flag of… Read More Bharat Bhushan – Gupkar Declaration: False narrative creates a 'New Hurriyat' in J&K

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Tavleen Singh on government ministers suddenly defending press freedom / Arfa Khanum Sherwani: I’m a Journalist, That’s Why I Don’t Stand With Arnab Goswami

NB: Citing press freedom in defence of ruthless government propagandists who destroy other peoples’ lives with no hesitation is like citing the freedom of scientific research for the infamous Dr Josef Mengele. Two Indian journalists describe their discomfort with ‘lynch-mob journalism’. DS   On the day they arrested Arnab Goswami last week every senior minister in Narendra Modi’s Cabinet… Read More Tavleen Singh on government ministers suddenly defending press freedom / Arfa Khanum Sherwani: I’m a Journalist, That’s Why I Don’t Stand With Arnab Goswami

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CHITRANGADA CHOUDHURY: Why An Aged Defender Of The Deprived Faces Terror Charges

On 24 June 2008, Damodar Turi, a Jharkhand land-rights activist and a Dalit was arrested by the Ranchi police and accused of sedition and waging war against India. State coordinator of a coalition of anti-displacement movements across Jharkhand called Visthapan Virodhi Jan Vikas Andolan, Turi was 28 when he faced charges of being a terrorist… Read More CHITRANGADA CHOUDHURY: Why An Aged Defender Of The Deprived Faces Terror Charges

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